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Origins of the Oxton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 8North West 168Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 9East Midlands 4West Midlands 16East 5London 71South East 12South West 2South Wales 4Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 8Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Oxtons lived in north-west

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    240 Oxton Travel & migration records
    2,200 Oxtons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Oxton

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    What are the most common Oxton first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Oxtons

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Common female occupations for Oxtons in 1921

    Laundress

    10

    House Servant

    9

    General Servant Domestic

    8

    Dressmaker

    7

    General Servant

    7

    Common male occupations for Oxtons in 1921

    Stone Mason

    43

    Farmer

    28

    Gardener

    16

    Stonemason

    15

    Coal Miner

    12

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